Casquinha

Having created the samba-enredo that offered to Portela the Carnival championship of 1953, Casquinha also got success with sambas want “Vem, Amor,” documented in the same yr by Avelino da Portela, and “Recado” (created with Paulinho da Viola), documented with a Voz perform Morro in 1965. 3 years later on, Paulinho da Viola documented his samba “Maria Sambamba.” Casquinha also got songs documented by João Nogueira and Beth Carvalho (“A Chuva Cai,” “Gorgear da Passarada”), Clara Nunes (“Outro Recado”), and Zeca Pagodinho (“Coroa Avançada”), amongst others. Frequenting rodas de samba (samba get-togethers) starting as a kid in the working-class suburb of Oswaldo Cruz (Rio de Janeiro), Casquinha also became a normal at Portela. He joined up with Portela’s renowned Ala dos Compositores (Composers’ Wing) in 1956, asked by Candeia, with whom he previously written his initial melody, “Indecisão.” In 1953, Casquinha’s “Vem, Amor” was documented by Avelino da Portela. In the same calendar year, Portela gained the annual Carnival competition along with his samba “Brasil, Pantheon de Glória” (with Candeia/Valdir 59/Bubu/Altair Prego). Paulinho da Viola’s initial partner at Portela was Casquinha, with “Recado.” A decade afterwards, with Candeia and Picolino, Casquinha produced the group Operating-system Mensageiros perform Samba, linked to the ethnic and political institutions Centro de Cultura Well-known (CPC, or Well-known Culture Middle) and União Nacional dos Estudantes (UNE, or Country wide Coalition of Learners). The group documented his “Se European union Conseguir” (with Picolino) over the LP Mensageiros perform Samba. In 1971, Casquinha participated in the historical rodas de samba on the Opinião movie theater (Rio de Janeiro). Within the next calendar year, João Nogueira re-recorded “Maria Sambamba.” In 1973, Casquinha produced the group Tio Samba. The LP História das Escolas de Samba: Portela (Marcus Pereira) acquired Casquinha interpreting his “Recado.” His strike “Preta Aloirada” was documented by himself, as well as various other originals, in 1975, over the LP Partido em Cinco. Paulinho da Viola documented his “Mudei de Opinião” (with Bubu) in 1978. In the 1980s, Beth Carvalho documented one of is own biggest strikes, “A Chuva Cai Lá Fora” (with Argemiro). In 1996, Paulinho da Viola documented “O Ideal É Competir” (with Candeia). Commemorating 30 years as an associate from the Velha Guarda da Portela in 2000, Casquinha acquired in that calendar year his samba “Meu Bairro” documented by Marquinhos de Oswaldo Cruz on his Uma Geografia Popular. Casquinha’s initial solo record was the Compact disc Casquinha da Portela, also released in 2000, having as particular guests the Velha Guarda da Portela and Aldir Blanc (within a duet on “Recado”). In 2001, as well as Dauro perform Salgueiro, Nelson Sargento, Dona Ivone Lara, Baianinho, Niltinho Tristeza, Nei Lopes, Zé Luiz, Nilton Campolino, Jair perform Cavaquinho, Monarco, Elton Medeiros, Luiz Grande, Jurandir da Mangueira, and Aluízio Machado, Casquinha participated in the present Meninos perform Rio on the Centro Cultural Banco perform Brasil (Loan provider of Brazil Cultural Middle, Rio de Janeiro).